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Forget wine, try cocktail pairings with food

<br>While pairing your delicacies with wine might be easier than a cocktail, but the new age cocktail pairing is fun and offers a surprisingly flavourful experience.

Brown-Forman India shares some cocktail recipes with food pairing for you to experiment

JACK HONEY SMASH<br>It is a cocktail that hits the perfect sweet notes; a spicy Indian chicken curry would go very well with it as the spicy part of the food will be balanced by the sweetness of honey.

INGREDIENTS:<br>2 oz Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey<br>6 mint Leaves<br>0.5 oz Lemon Juice<br>0.5 oz Sugar Syrup<br>Crushed Ice<br>1 Mint Sprig

METHOD:<br>1/2 fill a cocktail shaker with cubed ice.<br>Add all ingredients and whisk vigorously without ice for 15-20 seconds.<br>2/3 fill a highball glass with crushed ice.<br>Strain the liquid into the glass and garnish with a mint sprig

GENTLEMAN SOUR<br>A combination of sweet and sour, so would recommend any food with rich fat like grilled steaks, cheese pizza or butter chicken.

INGREDIENTS:<br>2 oz Gentleman Jack<br>0.75 oz Lemon Juice<br>0.5 oz Simple Syrup<br>1 dash Bitters

METHOD:<br>1/2 fill a cocktail shaker with cubed ice. <br>Add all ingredients and shake vigorously for 20-30 seconds. <br>1/2 fill a rocks glass with cubed ice. <br>Strain the liquid into the glass <br>Add lemon wedge to garnish

WOODFORD RESERVE MULE<br>It is a great cocktail with ratatouille and pastas.

INGREDIENTS:<br>1.5 oz Woodford Reserve Bourbon<br>Dry ginger ale

METHOD:<br>Fill a mug with ice.<br>Add Woodford Reserve.<br>Top with ginger beer.<br>Garnish with a lemon wedge

GENTLEMAN & GINGER<br>This cocktail is made with sparkling ginger ale and this will go well with any kind of cuisine. We suggest a sushi platter so that the punch of wasabi and soy will be neutralised by the subtleness of Gentleman Jack and cleared by the ginger ale.

INGREDIENTS:<br>2 oz Gentleman Jack<br>Top with Ginger beer/ale<br>1 Squeeze Lime

METHOD:<br>3/4 fill a highball glass with cubed ice. <br>Pour Gentleman Jack over ice. <br>Top with ginger beer or ale. <br>Add lime wedge to garnish.

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